Faculty

Longevity Awards, December 2017

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards, November 2017

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards, October 2017

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
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Former US archivist and UI alumna uncovers, fights human rights abuses around the world

Monday, February 26, 2018
Trudy Huskamp Peterson, University of Iowa alumna and former acting archivist of the United States, circles the globe to assist in organizing and safeguarding human rights records.
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UI announces fifth candidate for College of Law dean

Sunday, February 25, 2018
Anita Krug, interim Toni Rembe Dean and professor of law at University of Washington School of Law, is the fifth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. She will visit campus Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 26 and 27.
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UI engineering students building solar car, driving to all 99 Iowa counties

Thursday, February 22, 2018
Members of the UI ASME club at the College of Engineering are building a solar car with hopes of competing in a cross-country race and visiting all 99 Iowa counties. To make their dream come true, they are trying to raise $80,000 through fundraising and sponsorship.
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The development of the UI’s undergraduate creative writing major

Thursday, February 22, 2018
The new undergraduate degree in creative writing offered by the University of Iowa Department of English further cements Iowa's distinction as “The Writing University,” a destination for writers from all over the world.
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UI College of Engineering’s Annex ushers in new era of education

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The Annex at the Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences offers additional classroom and research space, including a fluids workshop with high-tech wind tunnel, water channel, towing tank, and channel flume. The Annex also houses the college’s expanded Student Development Center, which offers academic and career counseling.

Recent deaths

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
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Distinguished Hawkeye helped advance racial equality in the US

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Luther Smith’s achievements were many. A Tuskegee Airmen pilot, he was a decorated World War II hero. He experienced discrimination throughout his life, especially after the war when he worked as an aerospace engineer, a time when few black men or women held such positions. He was also a Hawkeye.

Mueller sees more affiliations for rural hospitals in the future

Rural hospitals will continue to affiliate with larger hospitals in order to maintain essential health services in sparsely populated areas, says Keith Mueller, professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health and director of the Center for Health Policy in the Rural Policy Research Institute.
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UI announces fourth candidate for College of Law dean

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, dean and professor of law at Stetson University College of Law, is the fourth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. He will visit campus Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22 and 23.